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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

`13e it known that I,THOMA s G. BROOKS, of Oneida, in the county of Knox, and in the State of Illinois, have inventedlcertain new and useful Improvements in Haines; and do hereby declare that the following is a fulvhclear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the 1ct- The nature of my invention consists in the manner of fastening the hames together by means of notches onthe`outer sides` thereof, and a ring passing around both haines, which ring is held in the piace desired by means of a movable spring over the notches onvthe outside of the heme.

' In orderto enable others ski-lledin the art to `make and use my invention, I will now proceed toA describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which -form apart of this specification, and

-in which- Figure 1 is a frontview, and' Figure 2 aside view'. y ,AL-represents the heme, made of wood, and lined. with metal, `b, on their outer edge. The upper part of this letal plate or lining, b, is provided with a series of notches, et ct, which notches are square on their lower side,

but bevelled on the upper side.

The ring B, whichpasses around the two haines, is held in either of these notches by means of the spring D, this spring being slotted, so that it can be moved for the insertion of said ring B.

The lower slot, d, on said spring passes `around the screw which fastens the ring e, through which the reins pass, and thc upper slot passes around a headed pin, z', on the outside of the heme, said slot e being larger at its I lower end, so that the springA can be taken @if the headed pin z', when it is desired to entirely removeoriputon the ring B. h

Having fully described my inventidn, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

4The hame A, when provided with a notched plate, b, in combination with the slotted spring D, constructed as described, for the'purposc of attaching the hames together bymeans of the ring B, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.l y' v In testimony that I clamthe foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 23d day ofvMay, 1,868.

THOS. G. v BROOKS.

Witnesses:

G. Ii. STEPIIENSON, EDWARD McAYnAL. 

